Football Recap: Burnet Skates Past Lake View with Ease

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 9:35am

Football Recap: Burnet Bulldogs vs. Lake View Chiefs

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You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Burnet on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Lake View Chiefs out of the water with a 57-14 final score. That looming 57-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.

Josiah Coronado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Peyton Lopez was another key back, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.

Burnet wouldn't let Lake View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trevin Park, Lopez, and Johnathan Ryder picked up one apiece. Park is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Burnet, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. As for Lake View, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.

Burnet will head out to take on Marble Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marble Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season. As for Lake View, they will be playing at home against Brownfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake View is facing Brownfield at the right time seeing as Brownfield is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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